简介：EditorialReviews Amazon.com TheCeltsgaveEnyaherfirstpopularshowcase,butthere'sfarmoretothisepicdocumentaryseriesthanlushlyetherealmusic.ProducedbyBBCScotlandin1987,thesix-part,six-hourseriesshowsitsagewithsimplegraphicsandvisualdesign,butwriter-narratorFrankDelaneycompensateswiththoroughscholarshipandengagingpresentation."TheManwiththeGoldenShoes"beginswiththeCelts'earliestoriginsinAustria,studyingburialremainstorevealafiercelyindependentpeople,driventoexpansionandexplorationbutfailingtouniteagainstthedominantforcesofRome.SubsequentepisodesfollowacategoricalapproachtoCeltichistory:"TheRiseofNations"intheBritishIslesleadstoCelticstrongholdsinWales,Scotland,Ireland,andBrittany;"APaganTrinity"surveysCelticmythologyandthetransition(throughculturalcross-pollination)fromDruidpriesthoodstoCeltic-influencedChristianmissionaries;"TheOpen-EndedCurve"illuminatesthedevelopmentofCelticart,music,andliterature;"TheFinalConflict"exploresthefading,andsubsequentrevival,ofCelticlanguages,andhowthishistoryisreflectedinpresent-day(andoftenerroneous)definitionsof"Celtic";and"TheLegacy"examinesthetenaciouseffortstopreserveCelticlanguageandcultureinmodernsociety. DelaneyanddirectorDavidRichardsonoccasionallymisfirewithpointlessdramatizations(includingaCeltichistoryteacherdroningmonotonouslytohisboredstudents),butperiodre-creationsandarchaeologicalstudiesproveconsistentlyfascinating,andthesheervolumeofinformationissuretorewardmultipleviewings.VintageBBCfilmsserveaswelcomebonusfeatures,includingamusicalsurveyofIreland,anewsfeatureoninternationalCelticconnections,andinterviewsandperformancesbyEnyaatthedawnofherphenomenalsolocareer.Whiledispellingmythstorevealthetruthbehind2,500yearsofhistory,TheCeltsismust-seeviewingforanyoneinterestedinthisfascinatingculturalheritage.--JeffShannon ProductDescription For800years,aproud,vibrant,richlyimaginativewarriorpeoplesweptruthlesslyacrossEurope.TheancientGreekscalledthem"Keltoi"andhonoredthemasoneofthegreatbarbarianraces.Followtheirfascinatingstoryfromtheirearliestroots2,500yearsagothroughthefloweringoftheiruniquecultureandtheirenduringheritagetoday,enhancedwithstunningreconstructionsofiron-agevillages,dramatizationsofmajorhistoricaleventsandvisitstomodernCelticlands.ThisfascinatinglookbackatthelegendsandlegacyoftheCelticheritageisunderscoredbythehauntinglybeautifulmusicofEnya.…